Videos have been doing the rounds on social media showing how an intense hailstorm in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine, turned a bridge into a waterfall on 26th June. The storm which lasted 15 minutes also damaged trees, electricity pylons and left some houses without a roof.

In Arizona, USA, an ongoing heat wave has seen some of the highest temperatures ever recorded. Temperatures in Death Valley reached 54°C and flights to Phoenix were cancelled when airport temperatures reached 48°C. The heat wave has led to wild fires.

High temperatures across southern Europe have also caused problems – Portugal and Spain in particular have been tackling forest fires to which they were vulnerable after a dry winter and spring.

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